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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Order Of Publication.

STATE OF Missouri,
COUNTY OF AUDRAIN
In the Circuit Court, June Term, 1887.
Geo. A. a assins, Plaintiff ~ouiet Title,
Napoleon Hunter, Deft.J
And now on this day comes plaintiff
by his Attorneys, Hit and Duncan, and
it appearing by plaintiffs petition,
thirgs.the defendant, Napoleon Hunter,
is a nonresident of the State of Mo-,
and that service cannot be had in the
ordinary way, it is by the clerk order
ed in vacation, that publication be
made notifying said defendant, Napo-
leon Hunter, that a suit has been COM
menced against him In the Circuit
Court of Audrain county, Mo-, the OBJ
ject and general nature of which is to
Quiet Title t o the following described
lands. situate In Audrain county, Mo-,
to-wit; The west 1-2 of the southeast
quarter of section 3, township 81, range
8, west, and unless the said defendant,
Napoleon Hunter, be and appear at the
next term of said court, to be holden at
the Court House, in the city of Mexico,
in June, A. ID. 1887, and on or before
the 9th day thereof, answer or other
wise plead to said petition. judgment
will be rendered according TO the
prayer of said petition.
1t is further ordered by the Clerk
that a copy hereof be published in the
Mexico LEDGER, a newspaper published
in said county of Audrain, for tour
weeks successfully. the last insertion
to be at least four weeks before the
commencement of the next term of sale
court.
TsEALl In witness whereof | hereby
and hereunto set my hand n attix the
seal of Office. Done in Office in Mexico
this, the 18th day of April, A: d., 1881
Lat BEN G. JOHNSON, Clerk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
WE LOSE.
BO0nyille and Chiliic0the Get the
Reform Schools.
ssiOn of Three, and Deserved the
School.

The commission appointed by the
recent Legislature to select a location
for the Reform Schools for boys and
girls met at jefferson City Monday.
Bids were received from the follow
ing cities: Macon, Jefferson City,
B~oonv1lle, Sedalia, Milan, Chilli
cothe, Windsor, Moberly, Montgom-
cry City. Louisiana and Mexico. The
commissioners, after being in session
nearly all day, reported in favor of
Boonville for the boys, and Chilli
cothe for the Industrial school for
girls.
The Boonville donation consisted
of $1,000 in money alone. Chilli
cothe gave fifty three acres of land
valued at 500 per acre and no
money.
The offer from other localities was
not made public, althoughiti is known
that several cities offered more than
either of the successful points. Mex
leo offered 298 acres of land valued
at $50 per acre, and Milan 200 acres
and S12,500 in money.
1t will be seen that Mexico's do
nation vas much larger than that
made by Boonville, while our railroad
facilities are much better.
Out of the commission of three,
Mexico got n vote.
NJ. NJ. Murdoch, editor of the
Wichita Eagle, among other things,
has this to say about Missouri:
Missouri is a grand state, an en-
pire in itself, 1t could be walled in
and be absolutely .self-sustaining-.
coal, lead, iron, zir.c, clays and cot
toa, and a soil rs productive as any
in the known world, everything upon
WHICH the wea.th Of nations is based.
ard yet, immigration passes through
all this aggregation of unparalleled
and iueXilaustible resources ia one
unending, uninterrupted stream, into
Kansas, poor in everything that lies
beneath the surface. Great God,
a mistake! Another genera
ton must come, and the old ones
away, before the enterprise of the
world will he made to recognize the
possibilities of the wonderful state.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Llewellyn,

Bay colt, right front and both hind
feet white to ankles, 16 1-2 hands high.
Foaled '83. Bred by Gen. w. T. With
ers, Lexington. KY. Sired by Happy
Medium, 2:32 1-2, 1st dam Dixie by, Rich.
elleu, End dam by Marengo, son of imp.
Sovereign, dam by Boston, 3rd dam by
Lieut. Basinger, son of imp. Basinger,
Attn dam by Hancock's Hamiltonian,
son of imp. Diomede. Richelieu by
Mambrino Chief, dam by Downing Bay
Messenger, sire of Jim Porter, 2:2s IA
to saddle. Hancock's Hamiltonian,
sire of dam of Woodford, who sired the
dams of Brignoli, 2:29 ga, Woodford
Mambrino, 2:21 IL, Wedgeword, 2.I9.
Mambrino Chief, sire of Bourban Chief
and Richelieu, is the founder of the
great family of Mambrino C~hieftrotters.
Happy Medium by Rysdyk's Handle
tonian, the acknowledged founder ofthe
greatest trotting family in the world,
LIST dam the famous trotting mare
Princes. 10 mile record to wagon of %
minutes, 10 3-4 seconds. Happy Medi-
UNI is the sire of the stallion with the
fastest record 2:l3 IA. Maxey Cobb,
also both double teams 2:15 3-4. Maxey
Cobb and Meta Medium and 20 that
have records of go or better and IS
that have won public race.
The two leading lines represented in
these colts stand out in bold relief
against all others.
Will stand at my stables in Mexico
at S25 the insurance. Pains will be
taken to prevent accidents but will not
be responsible should any occur. For
full particulars address,
2-4t j. R. BAKER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
AN REPORT.
The Discovery Of Cases Of Lpprosy IN
the Parish OF Martin, La.

New ORLEANS, La, May 3-An
alarming report 10 the effect that a
large number of cases of leprosy had
developed in the Parish of St. Martin,
in this State, and that the disease
was spreading. resulted in the ap-
pointment of a Commission, includ-
ing DR.. Joseph Holt, President of the
State Board of Health. and several
prominent physicians Of this city to
inEestigate. The Commission reports
that they found three cases of I'M
doubted leprosy, and three srspici-
u cases. The cases positively
diagnosed as l.psosy were all beredi-
tary, and there was no evidence that
the dreadful disease was contagious.
or that it was spreading The dis
ease las existed j n st. Martins for
many years, the first case being
brought there over sixty years ago,
being a Nova Scotian Sho died of
the disease. There are two cases of
suspicious leprosy" IN this city.
One is at the Charity Hospital, and
one under private treatment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
ondence OF the Ledger.

Correspondence Of the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo, May 2.-The
farmers are further advanced in their
work than for Years before, and crops
are looking splendid
There is a fine prospect for fruit,
and apple trees are in full bloom.
The school tax, voted on last Sat-
urday, was carried almost unanimous
ly, there being only three votes
against it.
Mr.. Wommack and wife are visit
ing in Perry.
J.. G. Bruton returned yesterday to
Milan, Kan.
James Nichols and wife, of New
Florence. are visiting [. W. Nichols
and family.
Preaching yesterday by Rev. D.
W. Nichols at the NJ. E. Church.
Also a children's meeting at 8 O'Clock
presided over by Rev. Nichols.
John Lippincott has returned from
Kansas, where he took a homestead,
and will perhaps move on it next
Fall.
Mrs. Montgomery and, children
left last Saturday to join her husband
in Kansas City.
DIR. Roberts has just completed a
neat residence on Third Street.
Mrs. Mott and Miss Eulie, have
returned from a two weeks visit to
Martinsburg.
Mrs. Petit, of Perry, is visiting
Mrs. Banks.
Misses Nellie Reed and Nola Pier
son are visiting in Mexico.
ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Resolutions Of RespecI.

At a regular meeting of Hebron
lodge No. 354 A +. & A. NJ, May
End, 1887, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas, an the providence Of God
our brother, G. G.. Bridges, has been
taken from our midst, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That in the death of Bro.
Bridges, the fraternity has lost a
faithful and Jealous brother, n who
exempliaed the principles of mason
~ In his daily life, the community a
good citizen ami an honest man, and
his family a fond and affectionate
husband and father.
Resolved, that we extend to the
bereaved family hi heartfelt SYM
pathies, and assure them of that ten
der care aud protection due to the
family If a deceased brother.
ResolUed, That the usual badge of
mourning he worn for 80 days that
these resolutions he spread upon the
records OF our iodges a copy be
furnished the family Of the deceased.
and also furnished the city papers for
publication. A. G.. TURNER,
j. A. PorTs,
A. HoUsroN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
T"ELEGRAPHIC BREyITIES.

Matt Grimes cut James Conroy's
throat at Brazil, Ind, Monday.
VIM. Beltz, a wealthy and respect
ed farmer of Akron, o., hung him
self Monday.
VIM. Evans, of Bedford, Ind, &C.
cidentally killed his friend, Arthur
Voss, Monday.
Prince Jerome Bonaparte has had
an attack of apoplexy and is in a dan.
gerous condition.
Steve Brodie, the New York news
boy, jumped from the suspension
bridge again Monday.
The 11-year-old son of Edward
Redstock, of Topeka, Kan, was
gored to death by a bull Monday.
The discovery of natural gas at
Parsons, Kan, has created some
financial excitement in that section.
The Parnellite members met Mon
day and adopted fresh amendments
to the first clause of the Crimes
bill.
William Gosser, a 10-year-old boy,
was accidently shot and killed 10y
his companions at Portland, Ind,
Monday.
An order of the Russian War Min
istry indicates the concentration of
great masses of troops Oh the from
tiers of Russia.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carbell, of
Vienna, Wis, while riding Sunday
night, were shot and killed by some
unknown assassin.
1t is reported in London that i'm
portant arrests are about to be made
of dynamiters who are having deal
ings with America.
The italian Government has in
troduced a bill to re"rganize and
nearly double the army. A credit of
s. 5000, 900 is demanded by the bill.
The Chinese Government has made
a contract with IL Birmingham firm
for a supply Of silver ard bronze
coinage, thus setting the ency
question.
Capt. Thomas Walker and his
daughter, and eight sailors of the
schooner Louise O'Neil, reported
lost, arrived in the small boats at
Cleveland, 0, Monday.
Suicides because of poverty are
becoming SO common in Lima and
Callao, Peru, that the church has is
sued an order forbiddipg their inter-
ment in sacred ground.
James d. Wesley and A. Gibbs,
members OF the shoemsking firm of
& Wesley, of Glassboro, N. j.,
are reported to have eloped Monday
with two of their shop girls. Each
left a family.
One of the prisoners just convict
ed of plotting against the Gar, is a
student named Ouilanoff, o of a
high Russian official. At the on
of the trial he made a bril-
liant speech declaring that it was sub
lime to die in an effort TO dcliyer the
people.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
1.-THE COMBINED SADDLE ANN
HARNESS HORSE,
of tlleWest

ID a beautiful bay, lG-hssass high, eight
Wears old, with heat, name and tail.
md for style and action under the sad
idle and in harness cannot be SURPASSED
lby any stallion of his age. Come and
hes him before breeding elsewhere. He
Ia late from Kentucky.
PEpIeREE-'Star Of the West was
lsrei by Woodpecker, he by Bertrand.
dam by imported Buzaard, Bertrand nv
Ism Archie, dam Eliza, by imported Bed
oid dam by Membrino; Star OF fire
vi sst's dam by Snaps. great grand dam
by Mebzar. sired by Medley, and he by
Imp. Medley.
4 CrRriFIcATE-GHRxT, KY, March Ia
horse, star of the West
bought of Thos. johnson by Lawrence
a 1rimble, is. in my opinion, one of h
be,t combined stations / have ever
at. lie made one season al nv
stable aud showed az pretty a rin1Sf
colts as l ever saw. / broke and hen-
died him and showed him at All tho
fairs ! could get him 10 and never had
hira bes'sn in any rinH either for ssd.
die or fos harness. Il. o. W%rLII.vs
L~ireryman, Client. XIV
"Star OF the West viii mare fka
season Of 1ss7 at Auxvasse, CaIIavay
Co., Mo-, and will serve mares NJ an
me season or sl5 to ~insure; money due
Wnen Tact 10 ascertained or the mare
Pasture will be furnished al reason.
aoie rates. Care taken to prevent nc.
ela,snts, but no respon sib.lity Assumed.
LAWRENCE & TEfMinE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
M @ N 0SE'

The great and ilnequaled Sweepstake Ply
lars by the season, money due when seryiesE
rendered. MontfOse VIII serve mares ut - ~
insure Ia foal. Mares proving not to be ia b3l
can be returned free OF charge. Will makefIT
season of 1887 at the farm OF Thos. Harrhens
3 1-2 miles east OF Auxvasse, Galloway Co. No
for style and finish he has no equal. He ~
sired by Gays Denmark, he by Gaines' ueSE..
mark, he by old fOur-mile race horse DENIM
he by Imp. Hedgaford LIST dam by Halls C5Sss
coe. md dam by fost Boy, 3rd dam BY Jeukinsi
Str William, 4th dam by Imp. Diomede. III
dam by Imp. st. George, 9Th dam BY mn
Fearnaught, showing his preponderant blood 4
horse, having taken $3.50 in premiums n or
year. He is a graduate i'm almost every fhir n
Kentucky. In isS), handled by Jasper Ofetf.
ne took The $3.50 s~weepstake premium at Paris'
kentucky. as the stalli".- Of Giy age, Il boinr
the third consecutive year. Mr.. Offett also t00k
saddle stallion. In 1883, handled by w. III. Davis
OF TINS county he appears again al the 81. Tonic
falr ana took the premium for the best saddls
morse, anu also I'll, grand sweepstakes Tor ~
Dest saddle horse, mare or gelding, He is the
most uniform breeder and the finest ring borse
by Montr0se took second premium Mt 81, Louis
Ior the best saddle mare any age. In 1855 tfe
same mare took first premium In the ring. M
was owned by Smith, Davis a. Co., and af6rf-
ward sold Tor Sl,2J0 In 1876 there were only
Tour saddle rings AID one park ring at M. Louis
an: alree OF the saddle rings were won BY
ring, showing that he Is the sire of inore WIN
nefs IMAM any other saddle stallion In the word.
ms cots sell readil y at fancy prices from as@
W Sz,top lie Is a sure foal getter. Mares .fpln
u Instance pastured at So cents per week.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Trustee's Sale.

WHEREAS, on January 18th. Will
w liam NJ. Kingcade, and his wife, So
phia Kingcade, made a deed to John A.
Guthrie, trustee, recorded in book v,
page So, of trust records OF Audrain
county, Mo-, to secure the payment OF
a certain note therein described, by
which they conveyed the following
described real estate, situate, lying and
being in the county of Audrain, State
of Mo-, that is to say.
Lots one ~, " ~, seventeen ~
and eighteen (1S), all in block two 81,
in Dnncan's addition to Mexico, Mo,
as shown by the plat of said addition,
now on file, in the Recorders office,
yithin and for Audrain county, No.
And, whereas, said note is due and
unpaid; and, whereas. said trustee re
fuses to act. Now, therefore, l, John
w. Atchison, sheriff of Audrain
ty, Mo. at the request of the holder
Of said note will, on
Thursday, May &c, 1887,
between the hours of O'Clock a. NJ.
and 4 G O'Clock p, m, of that day, at the
east front door OF the court house, In
the city of Mexico, county of Audra'n,
State of Missouri, sell to the highest
bidder, for cash, said Ian to pay said
note, interest and costs.
Aids. JOHN w. ATCHISON.
Sheriff of Audrain county, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
THE FINE PERCHERoN AND NORMAN
STALLION,


!, SJLEAN,
Will be 8 years old the 10th day of June.
1887. He is a coal black, weighs l400
abs., and is seven-eighths Percheron and
aone-eight Smasher. He will serve Mares
ht $1,000 TO insure In foal, VI ~. 60 by
NE season.
l1HE CLYDE AND CANADIAN HORSE,
Jho- a.
rs years old, bright bay with W tie
Infp in face. He is th~ree-fourths Clydes-
laaie aud one-fourth Canadian, and has
InDven himself a sure foal getter and
nous breeder. Same terms NC Sultan.
THE FINE FRENCH HORSE,
IT Ia y u r g /!
His sire was imported from France by
X Dillon e. Co, In 1875. Color, dapple
gay; weight, 1000 lbs. Young Hamburg
Va dark gray aud weighs 100 pounds.
rs dam was a thIee-fourths Norman
ARE. Terms for Hamburg same as the
ther horses.
The above stock will stand the present
lkason at the Quisenberry Stable, on
liberty street. Mexico, Mo.
Care taken 10 prevent accidents, but
lot responsible should any occur
Parties removing mares from neighbor-
|lbod win be held responsible for insur-
money. 81"
You are invited 10 call and see these
aprses; il will pay you to do no.
Good young Clydesdale and Percherou
Etorses for sale. -
E52-3m GEO. X. JOHNSON y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
ss,u,s HIM

Four as with fSSSssS1
pied 4 smoking sparte,enT ina FRISCO
sleeper Friday evening, all bound for
st. Louis. They were all business
mon, that was evident, and they wei,
all boomers.
"ThIs boom is a great thing"
said one 1T seems to extend all
owe the country, aud think it's be-
cause the Government has been pay.
ing on so many bonds that the pee
pie are putting their spare money in
to real estate. Now, IT'S wonderful
ap there In Wichita. There's a ma
In Wichita now worth SI60, 900 in
cash subject TO draft, and six months
ago he came to the town a tramp.
He was arrested for vasrancy, but
when he got off he went to work,
saved a few dollars, bought an OPP
ton on a lot, sold it and kept turn
ing it over until he is now worth
100000. That's true, because Gov.
Martin himself told me Of it. !
think Wichita is the town Of the ia
ture."
Now" said another, I'm in the
real estate business myself in Spring
field this state, and ] think that there
isn't anything to prevent Springfield
being the metropolis of the west
The other day my wife had about
$500 which she told me to take down
town and deposit in the bank for her.
As l was going down the street I
me- a friend of mine, who wanted to
show me a lot. l went and looked
ut it and concluded I'd take it and
paid the $500 down, and the deed
wa being made out for me in the
real estate office when another man
came in and looked over the paper
and said to me, 'IIl give you 81, 200
to let that man put my name in that
paper instead of yours. l took it.
He sold that lot for $4,000 next day.
There was a friend of mine who
"Here, that's enough" interrupted
another. "That's pretty good. But
you mark my words. Fort Smith is
the coming town, three railroads
crossing there and seven started for
there. 1 bought a lot there for $500,
sold it for 800, bought it back
again 5000, and to-day I telegraphed
my agent to sell at $500. When
you're talking of booms, just remem-
Der that the Fort Smith boom takes
the cake"
The fourth party seemed unequal
to the emergency for a moment, but
finally rallied.
Sim from Kansas City," said he.
"There was a man without any legs
or arms and with only one eye came
to town 8 weeks ago and he held his
hat in his mouth on the street corner
for pennies. In two weeks he had
bought a lot in the suburbs and sold
it, bought another and sold that and
now he's got a glass eye, two artificial
legs and a pair of arms and can write
his check for exactly 81, 000."
There was a deep silence, during
which the railroad wheels rafting
over the rail JOINTS seemed to reiter-
ate, ''rats! rats! r-r-r-rats!" and the
conductor wanted to know if the
other thirty-six liars were ON the
train. II they were, he bet dollars
to doughnuts the train would never
reach st. Louis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05


Mr.. Horace Dumars, representing
the merchants aud shippers of Spring
field, Mo, and contiguous territory,
is ID the city for the purpose OF hay
ing a conference with the managers
of southwestern roads in this CITY
with n view to prevail upon them to
extend their roads to Springfield, in
order to give the people in that Sec
ton the advantage of a direct outlet
to Chicago. At present, MIR. Dumars
says, the people in bis part of the
country have no chance to deal with
Chicsgo but have to depend almost
entirely upon st. Louis and other
southwestern points for q market.
they have to depend entirely upon
the st. Louis and San Francisco and
the Fort Scott and CUT roads. He
can sec no good a S why some
of the Chicago roads do not invade
that territory, which affords better
opportunities for q lucrative traffic
than the territory west and southwest
of the missouri river to which the
Chicago lines have been and are still
building direct extensions. The Chi
caro- & Alton, he says, would have to
build less than 100 miles OF new road
from Jefferson to Springfield, Mo-,
and such extension could not prove
otherwise than profitable, especially
as the people of that territory would
extend it ell the aid possible.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Executors Notiee-Appoinfment.

~ the 9th day Of april, 1887, the under
~ signed was duly appointed and quail
itied e%xecutrix of the estate of James NJ.
McFadden, late of Audrain county, Mo,
deceased, by the Probate Court of that
county. All persons will govern them
selves according, and those having claims
against said estate must present them for
by the Probate Court within
one year or they may be barred, and
within two years or they will be barred.
MARY E. McFADDEN,
W.O FORREST, Atty. E~xecutrix.
April IA, 1887. 2-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05

If there had been any doubt as to
MIR. B.aine's intention TO stand again
as the candidate Of his party for
President, it would be dispelled by
his prudent course in insisting upon
examining and suppressing the adj
dress which a delegation of the Irish
American Republican Club has pre-
pared to present to him in Chicago.
1t could not matter to q man without
ambition for the future what any
delegation said to him. But with
MIR. Blaine's plans, and the memory
of the Burchard incident in his mind,
he evidently does not intend to be
again caught in what Mr.. Beecher
used to call a providence trap.
The Maine statesman's foresight is
helped by his hindsight.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
High Winds.

JEFFERSON CITY, May "A severe
wind storm visited this vicinity at 3
o'clock this morning. In the city,
Lohman's opera house was damaged
to the extent of 81, 800, one end
being destroyed and the building un-
rooted. Music hall was also I'M
rooted. Several plate-glass fronts
were broken, and a vast number of
fruit and shade trees destroyed. In
the country, most of the damage is
confined to fences and fruit trees.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05

The fact that paupers, lunatlcs,
criminals, Anarchists and Mormons
are coming here from Europe in mum
bers out of all proportion to the re-
spectacle immigrants ought to sug-
gest to Uncle Samuel the purchase,
at once, of a big immigration seive.
Our W native wickedness and
thriftlessness are quite enough for
one continent. and if these things
are to be doubled or troubled on us,
the future of the United States will
be as dismal as the narrowest mon
archist could wish.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Couldn't STAY AWAY.

NTVIH tHV orN TStGb LtaUer.
f. M. Pitcher has sold his ;ewelry
store at this place to j. J. Fretwcil,
and will leave in a few days for Mex
leo. Ed, during his stay in Sturgeon,
has made q large number of friends.
who will regret 10 see him leave but
wish him success wherever be may
see fit to cast his lot.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05

Peter Smith TO Hang.

Nav YoRK, May 3.-Peter Smith,
the condemned murderer of the
watchman, Harmon, who is to be
executed or Thursday next, was in
formed to-day that the Governor re-
fused to interfere in his case. Pre-
parations will secordingly be made
for the hanging.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Executors Notice-Appointment.

by the Probate Court of Audrain coun-
- ty, Mo, on the 14th day of April,
1857, the undersigned was duly made and
qualified executrix of the will duly pro-
bated and estate Of !. Frank, late of said
county, deceased, testate. All claims
against said estate must be presented for
allowance within one year or the same
may be barred, and unless presented with
in two years they will be barred.
RACHEL FRANK, Executrix.
w. o. FORREST, Attorney.
April 10, 1887. 2-4t
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Convincing Not Needed.

From the Roeleport Commercial.
Bob White, of the Mexico LFDGER,
is now trying to convince the people
that Mexico real estate Is turning to
gold. Bob will convince a man that
the sun is a large size diamond, and
is owned by him, if he will listen to
his perpetual tongue ten minutes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-05
Plenty to Spare Now.
from the Sturgeon Leader

TUT 1T UfrVV Ut
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Wainscott WIS.,
tied in Mexico the 6rst of the week.
We tried TO persuade Bob White to
give us a sprig OFF of bis boom tree,
but he wouldn't part with it for fear
it would retard the development Of
the Prairie City.